Chapter 441: Building Reputation (Patreon)

Lance Hunter didn't waste any time. After giving a few instructions to the agents at the temporary base, instructing them to continue their previous work, he took Pakura directly to the airport and boarded the exclusive SHIELD plane, heading towards New York.

On the plane-

Lance Hunter watched as Pakura continued to look at the world history book with maps.

He initiated a conversation, "Leaving your hometown this time, I wonder how long you'll stay in New York. Miss Pakura, you must miss the cherry blossoms from your homeland."

Upon hearing Lance Hunter's words, Pakura pondered for a moment before responding, "Cherry blossoms? There are no such plants in my hometown."

"No cherry blossoms? Whether it's Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, or any part of the Japan, there should be cherry blossoms, right?"

"Could it be that Miss Pakura's hometown is not in this part of Japan?"

Pakura shook her head, "My hometown is not here. The oasis in the desert is not suitable for the growth of such plants."

Lance Hunter took note of Pakura's words. It seemed that Sunagakure Village was not located in Japan, as there were no deserts here.

"Is Miss Pakura's hometown full of deserts?"

Thinking about the environment of the Wind Country, although it was the largest country in terms of land area among the Five Great Nations, it also had the worst environment.

Most of the land was occupied by deserts. Although the annual rainfall was not much, the citizens built villages in the oasis in the desert and lived there.

"Yes, deserts occupy most of our land, and it's often short of water there."

Lance Hunter thought to himself: No wonder it's called Sunagakure Village, the Village Hidden in the Sand. So it's a ninja village residing in the desert.

He silently counted the world's top ten deserts: the Sahara Desert, the Arabian Desert, the Libyan Desert, the Australian Desert, the Gobi Desert, the Patagonian Desert, the Rub' al Khali Desert, the Kalahari Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, and the Taklamakan Desert, trying to guess which desert Sunagakure Village was hidden in.

"I wonder if Miss Pakura's village is hidden in one of these deserts. I've always admired the strength of ninjas and hope to have the opportunity to visit Sunagakure Village one day."

"To experience the strength of the Sand Shinobi."

Hearing that the other party wanted to visit Sunagakure Village, Pakura smiled. A civilian could visit the Wind Country as a tourist or even for mission commissions in the ninja world, but this wasn't the same world anymore. How could they go?

"You can't go."

Hearing his visitation request being refused, Lance Hunter didn't mind. Although Pakura didn't tell him the specific location, knowing that it was an oasis in the desert, he now had a search range.

After all, there were extensive desert areas on Earth, and each desert was documented.

Later on the plane, Lance Hunter continued to chat with Pakura, extracting what he considered useful information. Pakura, on the other hand, was well aware of Lance Hunter's attempts to gather intelligence. However, she didn't interrupt him.

Instead, she also obtained a lot of information from him, learning about how many ninjas had come to this world and gaining a clearer understanding of the situation in this world.

Both of them had their own thoughts and began to probe each other.

…

On the other side-

Jotunheim-

After Charles's Wood Release clone left the underground cave, he realized that he didn't have his Merlin's robe, causing him to lose his flying ability.

Although he could levitate with his Scorch Release and even grow wings with Heavenly Curse Mark, he decided against it as it would attract too much attention.

Feeling a bit helpless with this outcome, Charles activated his Byakugan for reconnaissance since he couldn't search from the air.

Directly activating his Byakugan, Charles expanded his perception range to ten kilometers and quickly ran in a chosen direction.

After exploring hundreds of kilometers without finding his target, Charles felt a bit frustrated. However, he increased his speed and continued to explore further.

After several hours passed, Charles finally detected a Frost Giant within his perception range, and it seemed like the Frost Giant was also searching for something.

As Charles approached, he confirmed that there were no other Frost Giants around the target. Using his Body Flicker Technique repeatedly, he quickly appeared within sight of the Frost Giant.

"Sharingan: Open!"

Using his Sharingan genjutsu, Charles immediately gained access to the memories of the Frost Giant.

Charles learned that he and Thor were being hunted by the Frost Giant King and the Mountain Giant King and were being sought after all over the world.

Through the Frost Giant's memories, he also learned that the new Frost Giant King was named Farbauti, the wife of the previous Frost Giant King, while the Mountain Giant King was named Yodon, a king named after Jotunheim.

"I didn't expect the Frost Giants to merge with the Mountain Giants."

"The destroyed camp turned out to be the last camp that hadn't merged yet. It seems that this battle has become more complicated."

"There are eight Frost Giant leaders and twelve Mountain Giant leaders."

"It seems like this will be a tough battle!"

Having obtained the desired information, Charles directly killed the Frost Giant in front of him. Then, to confirm the accuracy of the information, he found several isolated Frost Giants and Mountain Giants.

After confirming the accuracy of the information, he dispersed himself and transmitted the intelligence back.

In the underground cave, Charles, who was refining chakra, suddenly received a memory and stopped practicing.

"Thor, I already know their location."

Seeing Charles suddenly mentioning the intelligence, Thor was somewhat puzzled. He hadn't seen the clone return.

"According to the information just obtained, the forces of the Frost Giants and Mountain Giants have all gathered near the Jotunheim palace."

"There are currently eight Frost Giant leaders, twelve Mountain Giant leaders, and countless warriors, as well as two kings from each clan."

Thor didn't care about the number of people; instead, he was somewhat surprised. "Who is the new Frost Giant King?"

"Farbauti, the wife of Laufey, is now the Frost Giant King."

Thor had heard this name before and pondered: "So it's her. It seems that we don't need to worry about the Frost Giants."

"A woman isn't a concern."

Charles didn't say much, thinking that when he saw his sister, if he could still say the same.

"Both clans are searching for our tracks in Jotunheim."

Thor stood up and stretched his body, looking at Charles. "What's your plan?"

"Do we wait for the army to arrive, or should we go and try it ourselves?"

Charles thought of his unused A-Rank Random Experience Card and stood up, emitting a terrifying aura.

"Let's go and crush them!"

Hearing Charles's confident words, Thor smiled, "Alright, let's go and crush them."

"Let them be the stepping stone for building our reputation!"